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TundraWolf 6 days ago (Received 4 hours ago) • mastodon (AP)

I'm personally quite happy with one stable release every two years, and
am of the opinion that trying to release more will mean we'll have to
rename the distro from "stable" to "wobbly".
-- Scott James Remnant on debian-devel, as quoted by /usr/games/fortune

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Keys 1 week ago (Received 1 day ago) • mastodon (AP)

I drank too much at LondonFurs and forgot all the songs I knew so had to make it up on the spot lol

📸 @jamiethemagpie.bsky.social

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Xoa Gray 1 day ago • mastodon (AP)

@pippin Impromptu accordion jam, that's something you don't see every day. ;)

@Pippin

LeoBurr 1 week ago (Received 1 day ago) • mastodon (AP)

Got a call with Caller ID saying it's from my Credit Union.

They told me there was an account breach. In a very Indian accent.

I asked if it was a breach or an incident.

He told me it was a breach.

I asked what of my data had been exfiltrated.

He said third parties had access to all of my personal info and that they needed to verify some of my information before resuming with the disclosures.

I told him I would call my credit union back to make sure there was a legit problem.

"Sir, you must read the caller ID, we are from your credit union!"

Yeah, Caller ID can be spoofed. Both number and name. AAMOF, I have an app I've done it with as a prank.

<click>

Just remember, folks, Caller ID name and number CAN be spoofed. Always tell someone who claims to be from a financial institution that you'll call them back.

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mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Isn't that kind of self-contradictory?

"All personal info held by your credit union is available to third parties, but trust me, I'm from your credit union and we just need to verify your personal info to proceed."

Sounds legit to you?

(In all honesty, I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.)

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@mkj Yeah, it's like, "If all of my info is available to third parties, then I could just be a third party with access, right?" ;)

@mkj

mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I think at some point, when I got a call along similar lines (though before large data breaches were common enough to often barely make the news), I responded with "if you're really from $entity, you already have the answer to that question".

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@mkj I have a preferred name with my FCU.

IF they need to call me (rarely, because they just text) or when I call, they call me by my preferred, not legal name.

This guy called, mispronouncing my legal name.

Sus right off the bat.

But to someone who doesn't know any of this, they could've easily given out PII.

@mkj

mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

What can I say? I got a call from some random cell phone number not all that long ago, on a number I barely use. Answered with for all intents and purposes "hello". Automated or recorded voice (in the wrong language, even) saying that it was from the Police Department (you could practically hear the capital letters), that there was an arrest warrant in my name, and IIRC to press some digit to talk to a person.

I know the police aren't fancied in parts of Fedi but who tf falls for that?

mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I did look up the number afterwards, at it belonged to some poor ~70yo individual a third of the country away. I actually did end up calling the police (on their official number) and asked if there was any point to reporting it as an attempted crime. Person who happened to take my call said essentially "nothing really happened, so no".

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@mkj Yeah, it sucks. One of the things these folks like to do is say, "We need you to provide us with your 2FA code so we may access your account." I've heard horror stories of people falling for that one.

That's just a cue for me to change my password on whichever site that may be.

And I tell them, "Oh, I need to change my login password? Doing so right now. Thanks, chief!"

@mkj

Parttimesailor 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@mkj is that like having a safe word? 😂

@mkj

mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@JCBlubaugh I don't think so. A safe word is one for use when you want someone to stop, isn't it? This is one you'd want the other to use when they start. Total opposites.

@LeoBurr

@LeoBurr @Parttimesailor

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@mkj @JCBlubaugh

@mkj @Parttimesailor

DeltaWye 1 day ago • mastodon (AP)

@mkj @JCBlubaugh

Access main program (beeeeep)

Access main security (beeeeeep)

Access main program grid (beeeeeep)

@mkj @Parttimesailor

ZenHeathen :canada: 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I once called in to my credit card to get my balance. They asked me questions to verify it was me. After I answered, I pointed out that everything they asked is also in my wallet. @mkj

@mkj

Victor Westerhuis 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@ZenHeathen @mkj That's why when I worked in customer support for a bank, we could only do things to make an account safer by phone. For instance, we could block cards, but not unblock them. Deregister apps or tokens, but not register or unblock them. We could send a new card, but only to the address on file and if the address had not been changes for the past 14 days.
We could help customers do other things themselves through the app or the website, but when there was no way for them to login or register themselves because of losing all ways to login, we had to send them to an actual office.

@mkj @ZenHeathen :canada:

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@viccie30 @ZenHeathen @mkj You mean you wouldn't help them find nearby drug stores and buy Amazon and Apple gift cards? ;)

@mkj @ZenHeathen :canada: @viccie30

Victor Westerhuis 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@ZenHeathen @mkj I have, however, talked plenty of people out of falling for scams like that 😅
Or sometimes they called, mad that our fraud department had stopped them from sending money to their totally real Hollywood actor friend on Facebook who was just a bit strapped for cash.

@mkj @ZenHeathen :canada:

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@viccie30 @ZenHeathen @mkj Our local CVS has warnings on the gift cards kiosk about scams. It's that common now.

@mkj @ZenHeathen :canada: @Victor Westerhuis

Trash Panda 1 week ago • misskey (AP)

How does it work?
I wanna do it as a prank to my colleagues too :3c

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@raccoon I haven't used them in years, so you'd have to look into them.

But I've used it to show folks who were lax on security just how easy it is to get past their walls.

I called them using our boss's # spoofed, which showed on their phone, with his photo, since he was a known contact.

Then they looked at me as if I was some sort of magician.

Fam, this is some script kiddy type stuff.

@Trash Panda

Fluffviech ™️:mow: :snowmow: 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

"yes, hello, this is peter from the microsofts, i want to cancel your norton antivirus via paypal!" ....

yeah, i always call back under a legit (known!) number, if anyone comes around with something regarding personal data. even if it seems legit, scammers dont sleep and have advanced too.... so you always have to be on the lookout.

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@rickf It absolutely will. Adversaries realize there's a low barrier to entry with the average individual when it comes to security, and social engineering is easier, every day of the week, than researching, finding, and implementing novel exploits for technical weaknesses in systems.

@Spooky Security Professor

MarkAssPandi 1 week ago • iceshrimp.net (AP)

I actually like that I recently got a call from a bank
and to verify they sent me a request to the mobile app to verify both that I am who I claim I am and also so they can verify that they are who they claim they are.
I generally dislike banks having mobile apps but I got to admit that's pretty cool.

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@MarkAssPandi Some are better than others. And you can tell the ones that treat security as a first class citizen vs. those who see it as a necessary evil in their implementation as well as their adoption at all touch points.

@MarkAssPandi

mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@MarkAssPandi Counterpoint: How do you know that the in-app verification request is tied to the actual, specific call you're on?

@LeoBurr

@LeoBurr @MarkAssPandi

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MarkAssPandi 1 week ago • iceshrimp.net (AP)

It had name of the consultant and their like worker ID

mkj 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@MarkAssPandi That sounds reasonable enough at a glance. I've heard of cases where it's been just a "are you talking to us at <name of bank>?" yes / no. In which case you can be talking to someone who's next to another person who's talking to the bank, and that *other* person was just asked to "please confirm in the app that we're talking to you".

@LeoBurr

@LeoBurr @MarkAssPandi

MarkAssPandi 1 week ago • iceshrimp.net (AP)

Hm
Fair point
However, in this case verification also had information about if it was an outgoing or incoming call, aka if bank called you, or you called bank
but yeah good point it's always best to be cautions and just call the bank yourself (tho it's also best to verify for sure if that's correct number, I remember case where google AI search shown an scam number which is WILD)

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@MarkAssPandi @mkj I've seen Google report scammer numbers as being valid for MS or Google. Scary shit.

@mkj @MarkAssPandi

Tony Arcieri🌹🦀 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

had something like this where they claimed to be from Google Legal and that someone had filed a death certificate against my account to gain access

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@bascule I would've asked how I died. :)

@Tony Arcieri🌹🦀

Tony Arcieri🌹🦀 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

they said they couldn't tell me anything more until they verified my identity then sent me some super sketchy OAuth shit to do an ATO

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@bascule I would've insisted. "No wait, before I give you the keys to my kingdom, I need to know how I died. Was it gnarly?" :D

@Tony Arcieri🌹🦀

And yet, we persist. 👀 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I am an old lady. I got a call from "Microsoft Tech Services" saying my email was breached, they were calling to assist, I said "Which email address?" They couldn't tell me. I said "Try harder. When you can tell me, we can talk."

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@pattykimura My mother tells everyone to call "her son", stating that I am a tech professional and have financial power of attorney and she defers all tech/financial calls to me.

I've yet to get a single call.

@And yet, we persist. 👀

Sjujeniken 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I like to say "That's the final straw, I'm killing myself." and hang up.

Carolyn 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Perfect response. Always go to your branch or call your branch's phone number that you have personally looked up and verify issues.

satire 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Well now what am I going to do with all these surplus gift cards?

#scam #scammers #CallerID #CreditUnion #breach

#breach #scam #scammers #callerid #creditunion

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@satire I've had calls where I just reply, "How about I just go down to Walgreens and get you some Amazon gift cards?

It always results in a disconnect.

@satire

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@SteveInVentura If you're going to script kiddy someone, at least learn to use the tool. :P

@Steve in Ventura

Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I thought this scam only happened here in Brazil

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@lffontenelle Ohhh no. Nonononono.

@Leonardo Ferreira Fontenelle

Scarlet Phoenix Collective 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I ddid that with comcasst. Because they said I hhad to ppay for their discount. Needless to say when the spoffer called back, I told them that comcast never hadd us payy to keep a sdiscount. I hung up after.

(Nor does comcast ask for the information they were wanting (Passwordd, etc), so there's that, too.)

Kerplunk 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Got a call with Caller ID saying it's from my Credit Union.

Just remember, folks, Caller ID name and number CAN be spoofed. Always tell someone who claims to be from a financial institution that you'll call them back.

Please play confused and Waste as much of their time as possible before promising them something unfriendly.

Never ever confirm information, if they have any it can help you to decide which,
if any, changes are needed.

Richard Bairwell 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

My "go to" test is to give them a fake name: if they accept it and carry on - 100% fake and I can have some fun wasting their time. If not, I apologise and say I'll call them back on their official number for security .

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@rbairwell I have a "preferred" name at most financial institutions that isn't my legal name. If someone calls me by my legal name, claiming to be from an institution I do business with, they're immediately sus.

@Richard Bairwell

Gabriel Pires 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

There’s a feature in iOS 26 where the AI assistant can answer calls from unknown numbers automatically and ask the caller to identify themselves, your phone doesn’t even ring or vibrate while this is all happening. I haven’t received a SINGLE scam or telemarketing call ever since this came out, I hope more phone manufacturers start rolling this out and enabling it by default to drive these scum off business for good.

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LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Yup - I use it. I got this call while using IOS 26. Caller ID showed my Credit Union, and they identified themselves as being from my credit union. This is more of a convenience feature. I believe the fact that it's reduced your scam calls is coincidental; that's not the real intention of this feature.

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Darwin Woodka 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

scam

trainguyrom 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I recently had some scammers do similar. They spoofed my credit union's number and called claiming to be from [correct bank name's] fraud department looking to verify some transactions (and I had just been making some unusual transactions so I wouldn't have been shocked if they did actually want to verify those transactions with me) but they immediately asked for my social security number which I found odd so I said I'd call back directly. Confirmed by calling the bank directly that it was in fact scammers spoofing their number. It was very telling when they did not want me to hang up and call back of course.

Karen E. Lund 💙💛 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I've gotten telemarketing calls that showed up in Caller ID as a local cemetery; I had fun with that one. Also got calls that faked our own telephone number.

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@Karen5Lund Local cemetery? "I ain't dead yet! Please call back in, uh, 30-40 years. Appreciate the proactivity!"

@Karen E. Lund 💙💛

Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I got a call like that once, and when I said I needed to check with my credit union, the man said, "No problem" and gave me a case number.

Turned out to be legit.

If they protest when you ask to check, they aren't legit.

ArchaeoIain 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

better still, only conduct financial business with those who do not do so over the phone

LeoBurr 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@ArchaeoIain At least those who don't initiate over the phone. There are legitimate reasons for calling in. Especially if a site is down.

@ArchaeoIain

Mx Amber Alex (she/it) 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

all of your info had been leaked, and that's why they needed to verify some info.

lol. wee bit contradictory innit

MizGanzer 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Your mistake was answering the phone 🤓

Estarriol, Terrorist Dragon 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

^{Peter Walker (The Guardian)}

#tories #libdems #greens #polanski

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Juggling With Eggs 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

‘The #Greens’ surge has caused worries among some senior #Labour figures, who believe it could take votes and seats from the party in next May’s local elections in England, particularly in some London boroughs.’

Maybe if #Starmer actually implemented some of his manifesto promises, stood up to rightwing autocrats and tech bros rather than invite them into the heart of government and stopped creating the system architecture to enable fascism to thrive come 2029, then he’d have a claim to votes.

#Labour #starmer #greens

Jna💚 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

labour has shafted children, old people as well as telling the dissatisfied to go. Now they are worried about votes? It is a bit late. Ex labour members have found somewhere to go! The Greens have hit 105 000 members! Me, I love a bit of schadenfreude!

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Justin Macleod 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Good for them!

Nev :3 :nev_owo: 🔜 NextCon 1 week ago (Received 4 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

Finished another lap around the sun! Thanks for the birthday wishes so far y’all!

#fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #mascot #furry #furries #furryfandom #fursuitphotography #foxfursuit #costume #cosplay

#furry #fursuit #fursuiter #furries #fursuiting #furryfandom #cosplay #mascot #FoxFursuit #fursuitphotography #costume

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adds 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

happy birthday

l4p1n 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Happy birthday !
(a bit late)

Kofi Bat (Obscura) 1 week ago (Received 4 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

RAWR! Rezz gonna turn the synthwave up to 11! 💜 #FursuitFriday

Rezz - https://www.roofur.com/
Hoodie - https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ApoxonIndustries
Shirt - https://www.gryphwear.com/

Photo of Rezz with their handpaws up. They are wearing space print leggings, a Gryphwear synthwave sunset t-shirt, and TRON inspired Apoxon Industries hoodie

Back view photo of Rezz. They are wearing space print leggings, a Gryphwear synthwave sunset t-shirt, and TRON inspired Apoxon Industries hoodie

Check out Roofur.com for your next fursuit!

Creator of custom fursuits and accessories for everyone!

^{www.roofur.com}

#fursuitfriday

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𝙍𝙀𝙋𝙇𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙁𝙊𝙓 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Cool look! Very outrun.

Doran Eirok ΘΔ 🫐🐾 1 week ago (Received 4 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

My readings indicate that it is 'a heckin' cutie'.

Happy #fursuitfriday !

💛 @azakir
🧵 @selkiesuits
📷 Zuki Photography
🌍 Anthro Irish 2025

Dragon fursuiters Azakir and Doran pose side by side. Azakir is yellow and leaning cooly against Doran. Doran is blue and wearing a Star Trek uniform, cute spectacles, and aiming a tricorder prop at the viewer.

#fursuitfriday @Selkie Suits @Azakir

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Tufty Indigo 🪗 1 week ago (Received 4 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

Welcome to #FursuitFriday! Would you like to check in now for your weekend of floofs and fun?

🧵 @Cassius
📅 #Pawsome2025

Photo of Tufty Indigo, a red fox with a turquoise chest and muzzle and an indigo head; standing behind a shiny hotel reception desk, looking at the viewer as if ready to help. The desk is full of con and hotel supplies but a vase of colourful flowers draws the eye to the left.

#fursuitfriday #pawsome2025 @Cassius Crafts

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Nall :therian: 1 week ago (Received 4 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

Hugs? 💚

https://www.furtrack.com/p/1345736

#fursuitfriday

Nall, a brown and cream pine marten fursuit with black paws, a pink nose, round glasses, green eyes and a green checkered scarf. In a convention lobby, arms at 4 and 8. Hugs?

Welcome to Furtrack! Fursuit photo sharing, tagging & discovery

Fursuit photo/video sharing & searching for the furry fandom

^{www.furtrack.com}

#fursuitfriday

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Soatok Dreamseeker 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

sheesh, what a cutie

Nev :3 :nev_owo: 🔜 NextCon 1 week ago (Received 4 days ago) • mastodon (AP)

Reach out, touch faith, touch base.
Check in, care for and love one another.

📸 - seadragon_350 (ig)

#fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #mascot #furry #furries #furryfandom #fursuitphotography #foxfursuit #costume #cosplay #fursuitfriday

#furry #fursuit #fursuitfriday #fursuiter #furries #fursuiting #furryfandom #cosplay #mascot #FoxFursuit #fursuitphotography #costume

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SociaBuzz.com 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@BlueF The blue fursuit looks adorable and full of energy. Thank you for the reminder to check on each other ☺ops@fox.yt

@BlueF

Skintight Chee 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Rezz says it's still #WetsuitWednesday! ^^

Photo of Rezz in fursuit partial and wearing a purple/cyan/black Polaris wetsuit

#wetsuitwednesday

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Alopex 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

The stupid thing about our economy is that I shouldn't HAVE to worry about the AI bubble bursting. Why do the innocent have to suffer because of rich people's toys breaking?

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Phil M0OFX 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • hometown (AP)

<philpem> isn't amd64 a third-party 64-bit patch on a 32-bit extension to a 16-bit enhancement of an 8-bit processor, originally derived from a 4-bit calculator chip by a 2-bit company who can't stand 1-bit of competition?

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Nev :3 :nev_owo: 🔜 NextCon 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Have a seat in the golden light, your time to shine is now.
📸 - Decaf

#fursuit #fursuiter #fursuiting #mascot #furry #furries #furryfandom #fursuitphotography #foxfursuit #costume #cosplay

#furry #fursuit #fursuiter #furries #fursuiting #furryfandom #cosplay #mascot #FoxFursuit #fursuitphotography #costume

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Ysengrin Blackpaw 🔜 AnthrOhio 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Am creature. Was a great weekend!

#WPAFW #WPAFW2025 #werewolf #fursuit

Grey and brown werewolf looking into the camera

#fursuit #werewolf #wpafw #wpafw2025

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taco, bird/cat :verified420: 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

kevin flynn canonically uses vi instead of emacs

#vim #vi #emacs #tron #TronLegacy

a screenshot from tron legacy, showing output from a terminal on a "SolarOS" system; some of the terminal history has him editing files with vi

#emacs #vim #vi #tron #tronlegacy

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Fanfalla :fennec_fox: 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Does this affirm your vim preference? Lol

taco, bird/cat :verified420: 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@Fanfalla abso-fuckin-lutely

@Fanfalla :fennec_fox:

Fanfalla :fennec_fox: 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

I figured as much. Lol.

splatt9990 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

technically, he logs into root (or possibly an account called 'backdoor'?) before checking history so that means that whoever was using the account before that used Vi, not necessarily Kevin Flynn.

Tilton Raccoon 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

There are very few books I regret getting rid of, but I have one big regret. I used to have a nice collection of about a dozen “Jeeves and Wooster” books by PG Wodehouse, hardcover editions on nice paper. I had read them all and figured I’d rather have the shelf space back so I sold them to Half Price Books ages ago. I miss them. They are infinitely re-readable. If you haven’t ever read any of them I highly encourage it. Biting wit and humor at the expense of 1920s and 1930s upper class Britain.

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Tilton Raccoon 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

I also recommend the 1990–1993 television series with Hugh Laurie as the perfect Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as the perfect Jeeves. Top notch.

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❤️ 🐾 Ember Darkpaw 🐾❤️ 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BZ0je7I90E

A Message From Dr. Jane Goodall | Famous Last Words | Netflix

“I would say I was somebody sent to this world to try to give people hope in dark times because without hope, we fall into apathy and do nothing.” Earlier th...

^YouTube

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Pippin 1 week ago friendica

Ooh, good news: https://status.test-ipv6.com/

Tilton Raccoon 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

This is the single best and most terrifying explanation of the AI bubble I have seen so far. Holy shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBCujAQtdfQ

Big Tech Is Faking Revenue

Open AI has recently announced deals worth $600 Billion with Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle.OpenAI is able to spend hundreds of billions of dollars they do not have...

^YouTube

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LoranSkunky 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

That’s just nuts. When it finally pops, it’s going to pop so hard.

Tamtam 1 day ago • mastodon (AP)

nothign new. Economy is running onsuch scemes for decades now. How else could we keep depletign and destroying while making a few pole ever richer?

Pippin 1 week ago friendica

Any ideas what a good (cost-effective) way to get a virtual postal address in the UK is, so I can put it on business forms etc without having to give out my home address? P.O. Boxes are the standard answer, but they are £45/month which seems a lot for something that will receive maybe one piece of post a year, if that. Looking at web sites for https://www.mbe.co.uk/, https://www.ukpostbox.com/ and https://www.postgrid.co.uk/ as well but I've no idea how trustworthy any of these kind of things might be.

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TheDragon 🔥 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I once looked into this for myself (due to living in flats + lack of trust) but the cost of services I found were around a similar price point. Be interested to hear if you find anywhere cheaper

Pippin 1 week ago friendica

@TheDragon 🔥 One of my clients has just suggested https://www.hoxtonmix.com/, which is "only" £19/month so it wins over Royal Mail on price at least. He's used them for some years and recommends them as reliable, receiving and scanning mail, so that's a win over the random search results I found, where I have no idea about reliability. £19 is still more than I'd like really but… eh, maybe I just have to pay for privacy. 😕

@TheDragon 🔥

Pippin 1 week ago friendica

Wot I dun today: planted a tree! "During" and "after" photos attached. I then poured a nearly-full washing-up bowl of water onto it from one of the water butts. Hopefully I haven't drowned it - I'm sure I've read many times that you need to give plants a lot of water when you plant them out.

Pippin 1 week ago friendica

Content warning: CW injury

Pippin 3 days ago friendica

Well, happily I haven't developed any blisters on my hands after all, and the tree seems to be happy enough - at least, it still has plenty of green leaves. Hurrah.

Pippin 1 week ago friendica

"Wot I dun", last Thursday's edition: I think I've found out why 8 consecutive keys on my late uncle's digital piano keyboard don't work. While following traces on one of they keyboard PCBs I brushed away what seemed like a bit of blue-green dirt, only to find a little gap in the track underneath. I think the "dirt" must have been a crystal of corroded copper! The 8 keys the trace connects to are the ones that don't work, so I may have found the problem. Now just need to solder a bit of wire on to fix it. (Not sure I'm even going to try just bridging the gap with solder because it's in an area with lots of very tiny tracks very close together and I can barely see the individual tracks without a loupe. But either side are sparser areas where I should be able to solder a wire without too much trouble.)

My aunt has lamented that she didn't know while my uncle was alive that it was something I'd be able to fix. I didn't even know while he was alive that there was something wrong with it that needed fixing - apparently he was good at playing tunes that avoided those particular keys.

Slightly blurry close-up photo of a circuit board. One of the copper tracks has a little gap in it.

Another photo of the same, this one not blurry but a bit hard to see because of shiny reflections from the camera flash.

Juggling With Eggs 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Final message from Jane Goodall…it will bring tears of hope to your eyes.

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Juggling With Eggs 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

“Even today, when the planet is dark, there still is hope. Don’t lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing,” she said.

“And if you want to save what is still beautiful in this world – if you want to save the planet for the future generations, your grandchildren, their grandchildren – then think about the actions you take each day. Because, multiplied a million, a billion times, even small actions will make for great change.”

Jane Goodall

Juggling With Eggs 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

“You can imagine who I’d put on that spaceship. Along with #Musk would be Trump and some of #Trump’s real supporters.

And then I would put [Russian president Vladimir] #Putin in there, and I would put [China’s] President #Xi. I’d certainly put [Israeli prime minister Benjamin] #Netanyahu in there and his far-right government. Put them all on that spaceship and send them off.”

#JaneGoodall

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/06/jane-goodall-trump-elon-musk-putin

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

^{Richard Luscombe (The Guardian)}

#musk #putin #trump #netanyahu #janegoodall #xi

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janusfox 🍅 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Shamelessly stolen. I'm not sure I have ADHD but I surely have terrible burnout. I don't think I talk to anyone who'd say they didn't.

Anyway, I find myself naturally doing pretty much all of these things. I'm really trying to simplify my life, and being okay with just doing that "one thing" per day.

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Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Bad Apple over SSH:

ssh badapple@ansi.rya.nc

I'll add subtitles (thanks @foone) in a bit.

A screenshot of 'Bad Apple' playing in a terminal emulator with a status bar at the bottom listing frame number, frame size (in bytes) and timecode.

@Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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Tursilion 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

It was watching these SSH videos that convinced me Classic99 could be made to run over SSH. Only done proof of concept so far, but it's cool to see.

Foone🏳️‍⚧️ 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • hometown (AP)

I booted up windows 98 to defrag my BADAPPLE drive

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LP🔸Dont let the night be over 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

hm, I wonder if A/V sync is off, because the DONK for the final question prompt sounds a good four seconds before the frame it appears in Firefox

Foone🏳️‍⚧️ 2 weeks ago • hometown (AP)

@LionsPhil ugh. that was fine before the last reencode or two

@LP🔸Dont let the night be over

Avon DeRussate 3 months ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

https://youtu.be/69zYYgFhFOg

7 Movie Villains Who Were Philosophically Right

We usually root for the heroes and despise the villains. But what if the villains were the ones who actually had a point?In this video, we explore 7 iconic m...

^YouTube

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TheDragon 🔥 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Found these valuable, so sharing!

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selfhosting.couchsurfing 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

I'd sacrifice quite a bit to live in an environment with a high degree of sensory sameness

TheDragon 🔥 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

@surfhosting

I totally get what you mean, and feel fortunate to have that luxury, and equally sad that others don't have access to the same.

I've honestly learnt more about myself in the past few years via fedi, than I have in my entire life!

When I got diagnosed, I was told I'd have access to support as I grew up... Sadly when I needed it, I was turned away.

Given how little benefit I got via "the system", I'm not convinced exploring whether I fit AuDHD (formally) is even worthwhile.

Especially given the huge waiting list, and me joining wouldn't only lengthen it for others.

@selfhosting.couchsurfing

selfhosting.couchsurfing 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

I missed this notification originally, but anyway the main reason I might push to get diagnosed is to potentially have a reason to not get kicked off Medicaid and/or SNAP (US medical & food benefits) if I'm still not sufficiently able to work when the new rules come into effect. After I lost my home, my sensory issues have made it very difficult to work consistently while living in other people's houses.

Ret 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

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jamesb (MW1CGG) 2 weeks ago • gotosocial (AP)

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@jamesb (MW1CGG)

jamesb (MW1CGG) 2 weeks ago • gotosocial (AP)

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@jamesb (MW1CGG)

jamesb (MW1CGG) 2 weeks ago • gotosocial (AP)

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TundraWolf 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

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JAMIEvx 🦊🖤🏳️‍⚧️:win3_setup: 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Content warning: rubber, latex, fursuit, guitar

#squeakysaturday #latexfur #rubberfur #cyberpunk #guitar #techwear #industrial

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Neotheta 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Content warning: rubber, latex, fursuit, guitar

Cenobyte :abunhdowohop: 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

Content warning: rubber, latex, fursuit, guitar

@0x4d6165 (Julie or Mae)

Aatheus 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Had a blast fursuiting in Sydney PEI on the #furrycruise

Thank you so much KeetCollie and our cruise group coordinator for making it possible.

#furry #fursuit #suitinginpublic #bat #furrycruise

Sixteen different fursuits standing on a marine dock, looking at the camera. A large cruise ship is in the background, left side. Half of the suits are canines, half are everything else

Purple fruit bat with gold wings, ears and nose hugging a maple tree with very red leaves. Other trees are in the background

#furry #fursuit #bat #furrycruise #suitinginpublic

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Xoa Gray 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

This is probably the best description of the internet I've ever heard.
And it's musical, so #Musicofthemoment tonight is "Welcome to the Internet" by Bo Burnham.

Apple Music,

https://music.apple.com/us/album/welcome-to-the-internet/1626303827?i=1626305496

YouTube,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BneeJTDcU

Welcome to the Internet by Bo Burnham on Apple Music

Song · 2021 · Duration 4:35

^{Apple Music - Web Player}

#MusicOfTheMoment

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Ysengrin Blackpaw 🔜 AnthrOhio 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Lounging werewolf, #WPAFW 2025, waiting for the kaiju stomp event. The weird thing in front of me was one of several inflatable balls that were being tossed back and forth.

📷 Nova Drox

#FursuitFriday #Werewolf

Brown and grey werewolf lounging at the edge of an exercise mat on the grass.

#fursuitfriday #werewolf #wpafw